| 1 | | - | Enrolled June 22, 2023 Passed IN Senate June 22, 2023 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 41Introduced by Senator Menjivar(Coauthors: Senators Blakespear, Durazo, Eggman, Gonzalez, Limn, Rubio, Skinner, and Smallwood-Cuevas)May 22, 2023 Relative to Title IX.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 41, Menjivar. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that specifically states that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance; andWHEREAS, All public and private elementary schools and secondary schools, school districts, colleges, and universities receiving any federal funding must comply with Title IX; andWHEREAS, Title IX requires equal access in recruitment, admissions, counseling, financial assistance, discipline, employment, and athletics. Title IX also requires protection from sex-based harassment and equitable treatment of pregnant and parenting students; andWHEREAS, Before the enactment of Title IX, many women and girls faced discrimination and limited opportunities in athletics, academics, and extracurricular activities; andWHEREAS, The educational equity guaranteed in Title IX does not solely apply to women. Title IX also protects everyone from sex-based discrimination, regardless of real or perceived sex, gender identity, or gender expression; andWHEREAS, Discrimination on the basis of sex may include sexual harassment or sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, and sexual coercion; andWHEREAS, Title IX has been used as a basis in a number of complaints alleging sexual violence on college campuses, as sexual violence interferes with a students right to receive education free from discrimination; andWHEREAS, Multiple California colleges and universities are currently under investigation by the United States Department of Education for their handling of sexual violence and sexual harassment cases; andWHEREAS, Title IX, which governs educational equity generally, is widely known for ensuring equal access to women and girl athletes; andWHEREAS, Nearly all of the members of the United States Womens National Soccer Team, which is ranked number one in the world and continues to make our nation proud, played collegiate level soccer and had Title IX protections; andWHEREAS, As of 2019, the girls high school athletics participation rate is greater than 10 times what it was when Title IX passed, an increase of more than 1,000 percent; andWHEREAS, Title IX regulations require that pregnant and parenting students have equal access to schools and activities, and that all separate programs for pregnant or parenting students be completely voluntary and equal to the regular programs; andWHEREAS, Title IX has been the basis for California laws that protect graduate students from discrimination on the basis of pregnancy in research projects in California universities, laws requiring affirmative consent, and laws requiring lactation accommodations in California schools; andWHEREAS, It is the policy of the state that all persons, regardless of their sex, should enjoy freedom from discrimination of any kind in the educational institutions of the state; andWHEREAS, Although Title IX has increased opportunities for girls and women in academics, sports, and other educational activities, it has not yet achieved the goal of full equality; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate urges Californians to continue to work together to achieve the goals set by Title IX of increased opportunities for girls and women in academics, sports, and other educational activities; and be it further Resolved, That the Senate, on June 23, 2023, commemorates the 51st anniversary of Title IX, and commends the national movement toward increased equality and fair treatment of all students; and be it furtherResolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Resolution No. 41Introduced by Senator Menjivar(Coauthors: Senators Blakespear, Durazo, Eggman, Gonzalez, Limn, Rubio, Skinner, and Smallwood-Cuevas)May 22, 2023 Relative to Title IX.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSR 41, as introduced, Menjivar. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that specifically states that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance; andWHEREAS, All public and private elementary schools and secondary schools, school districts, colleges, and universities receiving any federal funding must comply with Title IX; andWHEREAS, Title IX requires equal access in recruitment, admissions, counseling, financial assistance, discipline, employment, and athletics. Title IX also requires protection from sex-based harassment and equitable treatment of pregnant and parenting students; andWHEREAS, Before the enactment of Title IX, many women and girls faced discrimination and limited opportunities in athletics, academics, and extracurricular activities; andWHEREAS, The educational equity guaranteed in Title IX does not solely apply to women. Title IX also protects everyone from sex-based discrimination, regardless of real or perceived sex, gender identity, or gender expression; andWHEREAS, Discrimination on the basis of sex may include sexual harassment or sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, and sexual coercion; andWHEREAS, Title IX has been used as a basis in a number of complaints alleging sexual violence on college campuses, as sexual violence interferes with a students right to receive education free from discrimination; andWHEREAS, Multiple California colleges and universities are currently under investigation by the United States Department of Education for their handling of sexual violence and sexual harassment cases; andWHEREAS, Title IX, which governs educational equity generally, is widely known for ensuring equal access to women and girl athletes; andWHEREAS, Nearly all of the members of the United States Womens National Soccer Team, which is ranked number one in the world and continues to make our nation proud, played collegiate level soccer and had Title IX protections; andWHEREAS, As of 2019, the girls high school athletics participation rate is greater than 10 times what it was when Title IX passed, an increase of more than 1,000 percent; andWHEREAS, Title IX regulations require that pregnant and parenting students have equal access to schools and activities, and that all separate programs for pregnant or parenting students be completely voluntary and equal to the regular programs; andWHEREAS, Title IX has been the basis for California laws that protect graduate students from discrimination on the basis of pregnancy in research projects in California universities, laws requiring affirmative consent, and laws requiring lactation accommodations in California schools; andWHEREAS, It is the policy of the state that all persons, regardless of their sex, should enjoy freedom from discrimination of any kind in the educational institutions of the state; andWHEREAS, Although Title IX has increased opportunities for girls and women in academics, sports, and other educational activities, it has not yet achieved the goal of full equality; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Senate of the State of California,That the Senate urges Californians to continue to work together to achieve the goals set by Title IX of increased opportunities for girls and women in academics, sports, and other educational activities; and be it further Resolved,That the Senate, on June 23, 2023, commemorates the 51st anniversary of Title IX, and commends the national movement toward increased equality and fair treatment of all students; and be it furtherResolved,That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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